At 10:13 AM 25/07/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>I am doing some work for a large UK company that sells a range of
>'accessible' products alongside its standard product range. They are
>currently under the category of 'accessible products' - BUT in user testing
>when looking for accessible products NOBODY look in this category!
>'Accessible' is a great word for people in the industry, but currently it
>doesn't mean a great deal to anyone else.
>
>Can anyone suggest another term? We tried 'special needs' but the client
>isn't happy with that because the phrase has negative connotations in the
>UK.
Hi,
I like the idea of including the items in the most appropriate mainstream
category (by product description) eg:
* phones (xyz brand big button phone),
* hardware (abc brand amplifier or visual alert signals)
* emulators eg TTY
Maybe the quick search categories could also include an accessible design
options, but my experience is that most people would start looking by
product description rather than a discrete category that is seperate to
other 'standard' products.
People with disabilities also benefit from features such as cordless
phones, handsfree/speaker phones and mobile phones (illuminated displays,
vibration call alert, voice dial etc) - would these be classified as
accessible or standard?
Cheers,
Sandra.
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